Listen: Rebel Music Playlist as Recommended by Hisham Aidi

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A I Alter
from NYC

Fascinating discussion, great music. I go to France frequently, and there is enormous interest in the Jewish-Arabic connection, from both Arabs and Jews. But this discussion really pulled it together. I intend to rush out and read the book.

I find it unfortunate that music that is held up for its pan-culturalism is often a really cheesy version the musical genre into which it fits. Genre is apt. The musics we are hearing don't cross genres, they noodle aroud within them. An example of real panculturalism would be a Mexican resampled cumbia rebajada that steals a sample from an Egyptian spectacle film. That's a far more interesting sotuation than a contemporary suffi version of bad brains from boston. This music is only good fro its pancultural identity.

There is an inherent indictment of Sufism in this in that there is something wrong with moderation. The guest seems to emphasize the "keeping-it-real" meme as if only hostility to "the man" is valid. There is a lot of unreasonable victimhood in hip-hop rap - a juvenile, self-righteous indignation about not only the injustice of the world, but celebrating the brutalization that occurs in ghetto life, perpetrated by the same celebrants on their own. It is sad romanticizing of circumstances, doing nothing but further alienating the youth and guaranteeing their continued marginalized subsistence.

Congratulations on your book; Mabrook; Looking forward to your participation in Brian show's this morning. Brian is a cool, even though we disagree sometimes, I still must listen chaque matin! I missed your live with Marco/PRI "The World" also one of my favorite rendez-vous of the day.

I read somewhere that you are doing some research about immigration and youth movement in Europe : check this link on u tube (tristesse immense of these European 2nd generations!so different from 2nd generations in the US!) http://youtu.be/oqhfgL5ZppE, and when you finish check "Bienvenue au Maroc" www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjvTZDd67oQ‎ (beautiful about "blady" la fin est amusante/funny/typical).

Salut Hisham, see you soon sometime in cha Allah, the kids know about "ammi Hicham". They came twice to Sipa/CU for MSA events.

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